Sierra Valley is “Under Gray Wolf Siege" According to County Sheriff 🏳️

Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the newsletter. If you’re still with us, that means you’ve made it to the middle of yet another week.

With that said, let’s all take a minute to grab a coffee or whiskey and get this mid-week dispatch out the door.

Here's what's worth reading about this morning:

• Send help! - Another county under siege by gray wolves 🐺

• Big game rep - Alaska eyeing potential executive director for the big game board 🏔️

• Plan your hunt - Michigan lays it out for y’all to play it out 🗓️

• Yosemite’s most dangerous - Officials are warning against an unsuspecting menace 🦌

• Farmers fight back - Illinois farmers concerned about the future of hunting and deer management 🚜

• 12-foot vertical - This cat could teach all those boys at the combine a thing or two 🐈

ANOTHER DESPERATE PLEA FOR HELP
SIERRA VALLEY IS “UNDER GRAY WOLF SIEGE” ACCORDING TO COUNTY SHERIFF

fter putting the call out on social media, one California county Sheriff is pleading with the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife to answer his desperate petition for help. 

Following a rash of incidents that include upwards of 18 confirmed wolf attacks on livestock and big game animals this month alone, the Sierra Valley Sheriff’s Office is sounding the alarm on an elevated level of gray wolf activity in the northern California county.

“Over the past 28 days, ranchers and residents in Sierra Valley have been under siege from escalating gray wolf activity,” the Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post. “While the presence of wolves in the valley is not new, this spring has seen a dramatic increase in attacks.”

Fortunately, these attacks have been reserved for livestock and big game animals rather than humans, at least for the time being. According to the agency, reports of multiple cattle depredations along with incidents involving wolves killing elk literally on people’s doorsteps have residents feeling edgy about their presence as of late…

Idaho Fish & Game Is Now Accepting Controlled Hunt Applications: For hunters in Idaho, this is a crucial application period that begins on May 1st and will run through June 5th. The animals in the controlled hunt are deer, elk, pronghorn, swan, fall black bear, and fall turkey, which we can all agree are Idaho staples.  Read the full story. 

Alaska Big Game Hunting Industry Could Get State-Appointed Regulator: Since 2024, the state budget has included funding for a temporary executive director, but if Senate Bill 29 becomes law, the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development would be required to have a permanent executive director for the big game board.  Read the full story.

When can I hunt in Michigan? Here's a timeline of hunting seasons in Michigan: For Michigan hunters, elk and bear hunting applications for licenses open soon. As seasons for big and small game unfold, Michigan's Department of Natural Resources released its 2025-26 hunting schedule. Read the full story.

This cute animal is one of Yosemite’s ‘most dangerous,’ rangers say: According to Yosemite National Park, when one thinks of dangerous wildlife, they might think of a bear or an elusive mountain lion. But rangers say there’s one animal that causes more injuries each year and it’s not a bear or mountain lion.  Read the full story.

Spring turkey hunting season begins May 1 in New York State: Hunters in New York State will get a change to bag turkeys with the start of spring hunting season later this week. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the start of spring turkey hunting season on Thursday, May 1. Read the full story.

Illinois Farmers Seeking Changes to State’s Deer Management: The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) says crop damage caused by wildlife is weighing on his member’s minds. Brian Duncan, who also farms in Ogle County, says the impact of deer feeding is multiplied in times of lower commodity prices. Read the full story.

Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approves hunting season, regulation changes: Last week, the commission met in Casper to review season-setting and regulation changes for final discussion and voted for approval. The approved changes will take effect for the 2025 hunting season, per Game and Fish. Read the full story.

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